Molecular characterization of the arginine deiminase system in Listeria monocytogenes: Regulation and role in acid tolerance

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 432-445

  Ryan, Sheila ^a   Begley, Máire ^a,b,c   Gahan, Cormac G M ^a,b   Hill, Colin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARGININE DEIMINASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYDROLASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN; VIRULENCE;

ACIDS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLASES; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MURINAE;

EID: 58549111075     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01782.x     Document Type: Article

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